North Carolina 3rd Best State for Business!!

According to Chief Executive
Magazine’s 4th Annual “Best & Worst States” survey, North Carolina is
the #3 state to do business; coming in behind Texas & Nevada primarily due to
their lack of a state income tax.

Michigan, California and New York were
listed as the worst 3 states for business due to the struggling auto industry,
and high regulation respectively.

605 top executives were asked to grade
each state based on the following: 1) Taxation & Regulation, 2) Workforce
Quality and 3) Living Environment. Some of the criteria included: proximity to
resources, state regulations, tax policies, quality of education, quality of
life and infrastructure.

North Carolina got "B+" for Taxation & Regulation and
Workforce Quality and "A-" for Living Environment.